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No. 607,993. Patented July 26, I898. CHM. HIG GINS.

INK STAND 0R BOTTLE.

(Application filed July 5, 1894.)

(No Model.)

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INK STAND 0R BOTTLE.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 607,993, dated July 26, 1898.

V Application filed July 5, 1894. Serial No. 516,683. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that 1, CHARLES M. HIGGINS, a citizen of the United States, residing at New York, (Brooklyn) in the county of Kings and State of New York, have in vented certain new and useful Improvements in Ink Stands or Bottles for Ink and other Fluids, of which the following is a specification.

My invention applies to the small or ordinary desk ink-bottles in which ink is put up for sale and from which it is directly used by the pen; and the object of the invention is to so construct the bottle as to enable the last portion of ink to be reached'and used by the pen instead of being spread over the entire area of the bottom in a shallow layer, as usual,

which necessitates its waste.

To this end the essential feature of my invention consists in forming the bottom of the bottle with a depression or well depending from the general surface of the bottom in line with the mouth of the bottle and deep enough to submerge the pen-point, thereby forming a trap or pool into which the last portion of the ink will always collect and drain and where it can be easily reached and used by the pen, and thus preventing the waste which occurs in the ordinary flat-bottomed bottle.

My invention also consists in the special construction whereby this main feature is practically embodied; also, in an improved and novel way of labeling the bottles and in several details connected therewith, as here inafter fully illustrated and set forth.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is an elevation of the preferred form of my invention, which shows a bottle blown in one piece in the form of ahollow spinning-top. Fig. 2 is a vertical section of the same and of its supporting stand or sheath into whichthe bottle is sock-p eted and which also forms the printed labelband and is one of the prominent features of my invention. Fig. 3 is an elevation of the same, and Fig. i a cross-section on line a: 00. Figs. 5 and 6 show modifications in the means for holding, supporting, and labeling the topshaped bottle.

Referring now to the details of the draw ings by letter, A represents the bottle, which is blown in the ordinary way in the usual style of molds, but made, of course, in such form as to produce the shaped bottle shown,

can in which the bottle is set.

which, instead of being flat at the bottom, and thus self-sustaining, is made in the shape of a spinning-top or egg-shaped, with the depending well or pocket a hanging below the general surface of the bottom or side of the bottle, as fully shown in Figs. 1 and 2. Hence this bottle will not stand erect alone; but it is tightly socketed intoa sustaining shell or sheath D, of sheet metal or other material, upon the exterior of which may be printed any desired label matter, as shown in Fig. 3, thus forming both the bottle stand or holder and its label at the same time, and thus dispensin g with the extra work of applying labels in the common manner. I prefer to make the shell D of what is known as decorated tin, being thin enameled sheet metal, on the exterior of which any desired decoration orlabel matter can be printed in any de sired colors, thus forming a very efficient and elegant packageor inkstand at comparatively slight cost.

It will be seen by reference to Figs. 1 and 2 that the body of the bottle is formed with cylindrical or straight sides a a for a' short distance, which is a tight frictional fit for the top of the shell D, and that the bottle has an overhanging bead Z at the base of the breast r, with a small peripheral groovet below the same, into which the slightly-overturned edge of the shell D is sprung, thus securely holding the bottle in its supporting shell or stand. The straight part a a of the bottle is also formed with a vertical groove to, as seen in Figs. 1 and 4, to admit the seam at the jointure in the label band or hoop D, as seen clearly in Fig. 1. The base of the shell D may be formed with a bead t to make a better finish and harmonize with the breast-bead Z, and this shell may be left open at the bottom, as shown by full lines, or it may be closed by a sheet-metal bottom,as indicated by dotted lines, thus forming, as it were, an inclosing This sheath or can may be weighted inside, as shown by dotted lines at o u-say, preferably, by an annular weight of cast-iron, lead, or other material, or by a charge of shot-thus mak-v ing the ink stand or bottle very heavy at the base, and thus giving it great stability against accidental upsets.

The neck of the bottle is finished in the ordinary way and is shown fitted with the stopper 8, from which the quill 3' projects into the central well 0, from which the last few drops of ink in the bottle can be obtained, thus insuring not only economy of ink, but enables the draftsman to readily get suflicient ink on the quill to fill the drawing-pen when the ink gets low in the bottle without having to tip the bottle or maneuver the quill or otherwise waste time and labor in the operation, as occurs with the common ink-bottles.

It will be further seen that the improved ink stand or bottle is just as well adapted for writing-ink as for drawing-ink, as it possesses the same convenience and economy when used with the writing-pen, for it insures that the last portion of the ink can be readily reached and dipped up by the pen, as will be readily understood on reference to Fig. 2.

The bottle may of course be square, triangular, or of other form in cross-section instead of round, as shown in Figs. 1 and 4, and the depending well 0 need not be of the exact curved tapering or egg shape shown, although this is considered preferable.

I do not, of course, limit myself to the label shell or' sheath D for holding the topshaped bottle, as any other suitable support may be used. For example, the bottle may be socketed in ablock of wood suitably turned out to receive it, as indicated by dotted lines 19 p in Fig. 1, into which block it may be eemented, and on the exterior of the block the label may be printed or pasted. The bottle may also be held in the stand shown in Fig. 5, consisting of a base-plate F, with springclaws e, which will spring into engagement with the groove t, and thus hold the bottle securely. Another method of holding the bottle is shown in Fig. 6. In this case the label-band D, of paper or other material united in the form of a hoop or sheath, as in Figs. 2 and 4, is slipped over the straight part a a of the bottle, and the two are then inverted and the intervening space filled up with cement G-sucl1 as plaster, sealing-wax, or its equivalent-which cement adheres to bottle and label band and unites the two firmly and forms a firm stand as soon as solidified.

My improved bottle may also be used for mucilage and with similar advantage,in which case a brush may be substituted for the quill j in Fig. 2.

What I claim is 1. A blown-glassbottle formedin the shape of a hollow spinning-top with the depending well or pocket 0, extending from its bottom, in combination with a supporting stand or holder'in which said bottle is socketed, substantially as shown and described.

2. The combination with a blown-glass bottle having a straight part or body a at below the breast and depending well or pocket 0 eX- tending from the bottom, of a supportingstand tightly embracing the body a, a, and in which the bottle is socketed up to or near the breast, substantially as shown and described.

3. The combination with a blown-glass bot tle having the straight part or body a a below the breast, and the depending well or pocket 0 extending from the bottom,of the annular supporting hoop or band D tightly embracing the body CL a, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

4. A blownglass bottle formed with the neck cl, breast 1', stop or head Z, and straight sides a a, depending well or pocket 0, and supporting band or loop D tightly embracing the sides a a, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

, CHAS. M. HIGGINS. Witnesses:

JNo. E. GAVIN, HENRIETTA H. NIcoLAI. 

